“Low cost ZERO WASTE Municipality” Under the MED 2007-2013 programme, Objective 2.1: Protection and enhancement of natu

1. “Low cost ZERO WASTE Municipality” Under the MED 2007-2013 programme, Objective 2.1: Protection and enhancement of natural resources and heritage Transnational Workshop, April 7th, 2011, Athens - Greece TRANSNATIONAL WORKSHOP on zero waste application “Mediterranean Cooperation for the application of systems of sustainable municipal waste management” Expo Athens – April 7th, 2011 Sofia Skarveli - EFXINI POLI Local Authorities Network for Social, Cultural, Tourist,Environmental & Agricultural Development Project Website: www.med-zerowaste.eu 1

2. Partnership of the project Transnational Workshop, April 7th, 2011, Athens - Greece • Efxini Poli – Local Authorities Network for Social, Cultural, Tourist, Environmental and Agricultural Development - GREECE (Lead partner) • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Laboratory for Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering- GREECE • Ecological Recycling Society- GREECE • Scientific Research Centre Bistra Ptuj - SLOVENIA • Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona - SPAIN • Municipality of Ragusa- ITALY • BRGM - Regional Geological Survey of Provence Alpes Côte-d’Azur - FRANCE • Project Duration: 3 years (May 2009 – April 2012) 2

3. The ZERO WASTE project aims at: Transnational Workshop, April 7th, 2011, Athens - Greece • Developing, testing and disseminating integrated Zero-waste management concepts in the participating regions, so as to minimize the municipal waste production, divert materials from landfilling and maximize resource recovery in a life cycle approach • Creating a harmonized European zero waste methodology in the municipal sector • Making a roadmap of the municipalities paving into the zero waste field • Creating an interactive policy tool for goal oriented municipal waste management adaptable in the different EU regions for a long-term sustainable development • Sensitizing people and Local Authorities to recycle, re-use and reduce waste • Creating a Mediterranean cooperation and exchange of experiences in the municipal waste management sector 3

4. Challenges and critical success factors ForZERO WASTE project are: Transnational Workshop, April 7th, 2011, Athens - Greece • Data collection for evaluation of waste management methods applied by municipalities from all the countries involved • Active involvement of the local authorities in the project by examples of adopting waste management schemes that are sustainable and take into account the protection of the environment • Empowerment and motivation of people to reduce, recycle and reuse in their daily activities • Training of municipal servants to support citizens in the pilot application of home composting • Creation of useful tools for support of the local authorities in implementing sustainable waste management schemes 4

5. Expected impact of the ZERO WASTE project: Transnational Workshop, April 7th, 2011, Athens - Greece • Environmental protection by limiting the pollution through reduction of waste and minimizing waste • Societal issues and cohesion as the research results will help induce new technologies for the existing economy or provide opportunities for jobs that will provide solutions for the problems of waste treatment • Education and training by organizing informative workshops on waste management issues both for authorities, stakeholders and decision makers and for the general public • Exchange and transfer of know how on zero waste methodologies and applications between the participating Mediterranean regions 5

6. Transnational Workshop, April 7th, 2011, Athens - Greece For more information: EFXINI POLI Address: 3, S. Petroula street, 13341 ANO LIOSIA, Greece Tel.: +30 210 24 86 041-5, Fax: +30 210 24 86 046 Email: epolis@efxini.gr, Website: www.efxini.gr Contact Person: Sofia Skarveli, Project Coordinator Project Website: www.med-zerowaste.eu Thank you very much for your kind attention !! 6